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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

You know what really makes my heart smile? When I find a really great product, that is really great quality and GREEN!

Kaiser Kreations is a family run business...they are a family of 8 {almost 9!} who loves to create, and they have always enjoyed sharing with others what they make. Their desire is to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in their kids while they are young, and starting an online business has been a great start!

Chris, along with her 6 kids, go hunting at thrift stores for the sheets that they use to create things. The 3 boys help with the cutting and the 2 girls help with the sewing {one daughter is only 2!}. They each take turns packaging orders and going to the post office. It truly is a family affair!

Today, I am featuring a product called the Sammy Bag. All sammy bags are made from reclaimed vintage sheets...there's nothing more fun and fabulous than turning an old sheet into something new and usable! The lining of the sammy bags are also reclaimed vintage sheets.

These pretty bags are lightweight, yet the fabric is strong! They are perfect for market runs, toting around kiddos belongings or library books, organizing your vehicle belongings, the versatility is endless!

And using reclaimed materials has provided the Kaiser family with an economical way to creatively make money! It is also teaching their kids the value of working with what you have instead of always buying new. LOVE THAT!!!

Not only is this family clearly talented and AMAZING, they are also feeling pretty generous! Yep, that's right, this week they are partnering up with me to giveaway three Sammy Bags!

Aren't they just the prettiest totes ever? And I can't express how smitten I am over anything handmade!!

Here are the details:

This giveaway is for a chance to win three Kaiser Kreations Sammy Totes {2 small 11"x14" with a 36" shoulder strap and one large 14" x 15" with a 40" shoulder strap}

Please ensure I have your email or blog address so I have a way to contact you when you win!

Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Giveaway is open from Tuesday, May 31st through 9:00 p.m. central time Monday, June 6th and the winner will be announced right here on Tuesday, June 7th!

Who is ready to WIN!?!

Leave a comment stating, "IHeart Sammy Totes" and for fun, let me know how you would put the totes to good use if you win!

A special THANK YOU to the kind family at Kaiser Kreations for the opportunity to host this giveaway!

And their generosity doesn't end there! From now through Monday, June 6th, if you head on over to their shop and spy something you love, just enter "IHEARTORGANIZING" in Notes to Seller at checkout and you will receive a 20% refund!

258 comments:

IHeart Sammy Totes! I love the idea of using such fun, patterned sheets and making totes. I would definitely keep one in my car filled with toys and books to entertain my son. I'd also use one as my library book bag. They're so pretty, I'd even use one as my everyday "mom" purse!

IHeart Sammy Totes. I would use these for library books, a small diaper bag when I only have one kid with me, and maybe just a cute bag for me. I love totes, and these are no exception. Thanks for the chance to win!

IHeart Sammy Totes! These bags are adorable and so functional. I would definitely love one of these to tote around my pool essentials: Cosmo, sunscreen, iPod, etc. I think making it a family affair is such a great way to teach your kids the value of hard work and making something with your own hands. AWESOME!

I heart Sammy Totes! I have been searching online for some great, sturdy green bags, and these would be perfect. I want to keep one in the car for quick store stops, one in car with an extra outfit for each kid, and am never at a loss for things I grab a bag for on my way out of the house. :) JC from Beforebabyiknewitall (blogspot).

IHeart Sammy Totes!!! These are amazing and remind me how NOT crafty I am (even though I want to be!) I would use them as a light diaper bag for our baby coming this summer, or errand bag or even my purse! These are amazing!

IHeart Sammy Totes!!!! I would use these for the beach this summer to start with, or just use it for a purse! im always carrying a ton of things with me! I love the fact that they are reusing someone elses left overs! great idea

IHeart Sammy Totes! I would keep 1 in my van for toys and books, keep 1 in my pantry already stocked with the kids snacks to grab and go and I would use 1 as an emergency diaper bag holding extra diapers, wipes, and extra changes of clothes for my kids to keep in the van in a stow and go! Thanks for this offer!

IHeart Sammy Totes!!! I have two year old twins and this is perfect for a take along bag, trips to the zoo and park are complete with a tote bag. Most are so plain and not attractive but these are adorable!!!

IHeart Sammy Totes! I would use them in my van to organize my 3 kiddos' "summer neccesities"-- you know, the sunblock, towels, extra clothes, etc that are usually floating around the car where a mom can't find them. Well, some other moms, not me, I'm always completely organized (HA!).

I "heart" Sammy totes. OH may gosh!!!! I would absolutely LOVE to make this my new purse! I'm an addict of anything green or handmade! These are to-die-for! I would put my son's toys in it, lip gloss, my wallet, keys, coupons, my day planner, and any other daily necessity I need at the time in this baby! I love it!

IHeart Sammy Totes! I also Heart the idea of reusing and getting the kids involved in the family business. How great is that. I'd love to use one of these for a project bag to take in the car for those hand-work projects small enough to work on while the hubby drives on a couple of trips we are taking this summer.

"I Heart Sammy Totes" I love these! They are so darling! If I were to win these I would give one each to my three girls. They would be perfect for the library to hold all their books! This would also be perfect for them to store all their little treasures that they find at garage sales when we all go together. :)

I LOVE Sammy Totes! They are adorable! I would definitely need to sport one of those at the beach {livin' in Florida we frequent the beach weekly!} I would put our snacks & towels in it! I would also use one for my reading books! {Mama needs something cute to tote her favorite things in too!!} The colors are so happy & fun to keep in our entry way to remind us of sunshine on all our rainy days!

I also heart vintage sheets. A LOT. Anyway, I could see using these for so many things. I love to organize the kids stuff together (certain toys like all of my daughter Tag Reader books and such do better when they live in a certain bag). I could see using these a lot of ways around the house. And grabbing one for random kid stuff (sippy cups, snacks, diapers, etc) when we have to go out. They're so cute!

I plan on using my sammy tote as my errand bag. I will put videos, library books, returns, mail etc... to take with me on my way out. That way I don't forget anything. Thank you for such a great giveaway... Rhonda, messyroost@gmail.com

IHeary Sammy Totes!!! They are awesome!!! Love the fact that it's a family affair.....That's great!! I would use one as a purse, one for work to carry my folders and/or use them for groceries (trying to go GREEN!)....Love them! Thank you for a great giveaway!

One would be the perfect bag for toting things to the park. The other perfect for bringing an extra pair of clothes to church for my potty training child. I would give one to my sister-in-law to share the love.

I Heart Sammy Totes! and some of their luscious soaps...I thought they were bar cookies when I first saw them on etsy...too yummy looking! I can see someone trying to take a bite..lol These totes are so fresh looking and it's hard to believe they are reclaimed sheets! Make me think about my linen closet in a whole new way...lol I'd love one for a beach tote this summer while we are on vacation...don't have to worry about getting it dirty cause you can just toss it in the machine. Thanks for a great giveaway. Fondly, Robertarlphilbr13@aol.com

I Heart Sammy Totes! I love these! My lil' guy brings books wherever we go. We could use one of these to keep his books from sliding all over the place when we turn a corner (I really am a good driver). Thanks for the opportunity to add some "clean-n-green" to our life!

iHeart Sammy Totes! What a cute and economical project! This bag would be perfect bag for me to carry all my goodies around in, including toys and snacks for my little kiddos. Plus it's super stylish and awesome!!

I Heart Sammy Totes! You can almost tell from the pictures how soft the vintage fabric must feel. I would use my tote for holding coupons and ads, sunscreen and sunglasses, or on Sunday for my Bible and lessons, or for coloring books and crayons for my kids when we have appointments!

IHeart Sammy Totes!!!!! Those have got to be the coolest totes I have seen. To know that they are from reclaimed sheets is even better! Helps to tread lightly on our earth and anything eco friendly is awesome!

I heart Sammy Totes. I know the entry is only open to US residents. But I still heart them....I am sure the lucky winner will find almost 101 uses for them. GREAT blog by the way. You are very inspiring. Oh and if you change your mind...about the us only thing ;)

I would def use these for all the road trips I have to make to and from the new house to finish planning schtuff -- this way I can pack snacks in them and not have to waste moolah eating out! <3 and plus these would rock as a beach tote too! <3

iHeart Sammy Totes! I absolutely love that these parents are getting their children involved in such a creative activity. I also love that they are taking something vintage and turning it into something completely new. I am a scrapbooker and reuse everything I can! This coming Fall I will be completing my last semester as a student teacher and think that carrying my books and activities around in one of these totes would make the just about the cutest teacher around! I would also love to grab groceries in them for me and my new hubby!

IHeart Sammy Totes! I would use these bags for going to the farmer's market and for the library! I would be excited to have a small one and a large one so my three year old can tote one around as well! she loves to be like mommy! :)ERINhttp://eatingmywayback.blogspot.com

I'm a college girl who LOVES free things, and I would love to use these adorable bags to use for my groceries, to load the loot from my couponing addiction, and to help encourage other college kids to go green and use reusable bags!

I love anything handmade, and I LOVE things that help me go green! I started my journey towards green-ness about 6 months ago, and remembering to take my reusable bags to the store has been the toughest thing to change! I think these cute bags would change that real quick - who would forget a cute bag?! :)

IHeart Sammy Totes. Love the giveaway. I always take a book and my knitting with me. I would love to carry them around in one of these totes. The kids love taking books in the car.....also perfect for these totes.

IHeart Sammy TotesMy current need is a library bag for my DD, who brings home half the library each week. I just know a sturdy hand-made bag is just the thing, and haven't gotten around to making one myself. The Sammy Tote would be perfect!

IHeart Sammy Totes! These are so cute, and I can think of so many things I could use it for! Trips to the farmer's market, carrying lunch for my boys and me to our summer playdates at the park, toting stuff to church...I really, really want one!

IHeart Sammy Totes!I would use the bags for so many things but the first that came to mind would be to carry all the fruit, snack, and water bottles for my daughter when we are at basketball tournaments.

IHeart Sammy Totes! These bags are adorable! And so needed! I try to use all of my own bags while shopping but they aren't very attractive so I usually end up putting all of the grocery store bought bags and carry in them in the cutest bag I have so that I look as cute as I can while shopping! :-) I would also use this as an every day bag. With a 4 and 7 year old, I am always laden with books, cars, Barbies, etc whenever we go out. I hate to be caught out with nothing other than Angry Birds to entertain the kids! A mom can only take the music from Angry Birds for so long. lol Thank you for the opportunity to win these caw-ute bags!!

IHeart Sammy Totes! These are ADORABLE and would be the supplement to my purse that I need EVERY time I leave the house during summer with 3 kids! Library, park picnics, various museums and other playdates!

IHeart Sammy Totes!! These are absolutely adorable! I have 6 nieces and nephews whom I babysit constantly and am always around, I would love to use these totes to help carry around all their knick knacks while we're on the go!! Love these and the colors!!

IHeart Sammy Totes!!I would use one for transporting stuff to and from day care, one as a diaper bag and one I know my 2 year old will take because she loves to carry bags!Bethjacobsonbeth at yahoo dot com

"I HEART SAMMY TOTES"...Oh the vintage colors are beautiful and refreshing. I would love one of these Kaiser Kreation totes. I have so many uses for them. Of course #1 would be used for the market and groceries and I would use it for my yarn bag. I do ALOT of charitable knitting and would take a Kaiser Kreations tote everywhere! My daughter would use the Kaiser Kreations tote as a bookpack for college!GO GREEN!!!!!

I would use these for groceries, library books, at the farmers market, trips to the lake, for my craft projects, my kids toys, to put quiet toys in for church, etc. - the list could go on & on for the many uses of these totes.

I could have used one on Monday night. We were out of milk and I needed to get in my exercise for the day, so I decided to bike to the grocery store. Most of our reusable shopping bags are either ugly or getting holes in the bottom.

IHEART Sammy Totes! I would use one for the car for on the go toys, diapers, wipes, etc, one for quick overnight stays and the other to give as a gift to one of my friends!! They are adorable! Love them all!

Outing Bag - I have six kids, five under the age of seven. We hit the zoo and park on a regular basis and everytime I find myself repacking the same thing... sunscreen, sunglasses, wipes, water bottles, etc. It would be nice to have a dedicated bag.

Picnic supplies - I have a collection of washable plastic plates, cups and silverware that we use for picnics, but they have no real home. Those along with a roll of papertowels and a couple of trash bags would make a perfect permanent picnic bag.

Car Bag - My youngest two are 3, so I don't carry a diaper bag, but I still need a change of clothes in the car for those occasional accidents.

Dance Bag - I've been carrying my tap shoes back and forth to class in a shoe box. A bag would work better and that way I could through in a hand towel to mop up the sweat.

Kids Bags - We have a line of hooks at kid level in our entry way. We used to have a reusable grocery sack for each kid where we stored there shoes, flip-flops, slippers, hats, mittens, sunglasses, etc, but they eventually fell apart. I would love to do this again. Having all of there belongings already sorted makes a huge difference in their ability to get themselves ready. I'm tired of the giant basket of shoes being emptied onto the floor everytime someone tries to find there shoes.

While I'd love to win this give-away, clearly I need to go buy myself some bags!

IHeart Sammy Totes! I may use it as a grocery bag...or I may use it as a beach bag....or I may use it as a purse/tote....or... I just can't decide which! It looks like it could have so many great uses. Thanks Kaiser Kreations!

IHeart Sammy Totes....I would use the totes to pack all those summer items that tend to get lost everywhere: sunscreen, sunglasses, extra water bottles, etc. I want a cute tote to make sure I'm organized for summer!

IHeart Sammy Totes!! I would use them for everything, I love reusable bags and I do use them for pretty much everything from temporary organization, to knitting bags, to "haul all the junk out of my car" bags and beach bags and "road trip entertainment" bags.. I could go on! :) What an awesome idea! I have a bunch of bedsheets I don't want, and making myself something this is looking good, too bad they aren't patterned! Oh, and that I'm lazy and sewing-challenged :) jdelgrosso@gmail.com

IHeart Sammy Totes! With a 2-year and 4-year old, we're constantly needing bags for carrying things to Grammy's house, to the library, or just to have a toy and book in the car during errands. These look great for that. Thanks! e-mail: RaffRewards@yahoo.com

Iheart Sammy Totes! These would be great for our endless nights at the baseball field to haul snacks with us so I don't have to spend a fortune at the concession stand! It would also be great for long car trips with snacks or things to keep the little ones occupied! Thanks!

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